Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-207) and index
The global economy of care -- The dismal view of transnational households -- Caring for the family : why parents leave the Philippines -- The gap between migrant fathers and their children -- The gender paradox : recreating "the family" in women's migration -- Gendered care expectations : children in mother-away transnational families -- The overlooked second generation : the experience of prolonged separation in two parent migrant families